Notre Dame Football Recruiting: Fighting Irish on the hunt for another Top-10 class
You can always count on Notre Dame to get the ball rolling early on the recruiting trail. Head coach Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish make early moves with blue-chip talent and that always bodes well as the cycle treks on. Looking at the 2027 cycle, Notre Dame has already landed commitments from three top-100 overall prospects, according to the Rivals Industry Ranking , a weighted average that utilizes all major recruiting media companies.
There’s nine total commits in the mix to date and that group has the Irish at No. 7 nationally, according to the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings. After signing the No.
2 class in the 2026 cycle, Freeman and Co. are working to ink another elite haul this winter. Raleigh (N.
C. ) Cardinal Gibbons four-star cornerback Xavier Hasan committed back in December and continues to headline the haul, now checking in as the No. 54 recruit and No.
7 CB nationally. “What made Notre Dame right for me is the way they recruited me and talked to me honestly,” Hasan told Rivals’ Steve Wiltfong about the decision. “I love everything about the school and campus.